Paper doll



(No Model.)

P. B. KING PAPER DOLL.

Patnted Aug. 18, 1896.

TTUH U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL B. KING, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK. Y

PAPER DOLL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters IPatent No. 565,994, dated August 18, 1896. Application filed October 8,1894. Serial No. 525,276. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL B. KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buifalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Paper Dolls; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in paper dolls, its object being, first, to so construct the doll and its removable dress that the doll will stand upright when placed in that position, and, second, to enable the doll, with a number of combined dresses and heads of different designs, to represent a series of phases or events. a

To these ends my invention consists, first, of a doll formed of two figures joined or hinged together at one vertical side, one of the figures representing a front view and the other a back view, the two figures being identical in outline and registering when folded together; second, a combined dolls dress and head out from a single sheet folded centrally to form the front and back portions, which are identical-in outline and register when folded together, the head, forming a continuous part of the front of the dress, being cut from the back portion.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved doll unfolded. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the doll folded. Fig. 3 is a view of the combined dolls dress and head unfolded. Fig. 4 is a front view of the same folded. Fig. 5 is a back view of the same folded, and Fig. 6 is a vertical edge view of the doll with the combined dress and head placed thereon.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2 are the two figures forming the doll, which are preferably cut from a single sheet of paper, the numeral 1 representing the front View of the doll and the numeral 2 the back view. These figures are cut identical in outline and are folded over, one upon the other, on the upright dotted lines 3 and 1 at the shoulders and hips and 4' near the base, as shown in Fig. 2, the two figures registering exactly. The base portions 5 and 6 of the figures are then torn apart on the dotted line 4: of Fig. 1 and slightly curved or bent outward, as shown in Fig. 6, enabling the doll to stand in an upright position when desired;

Fig. 3 represents the combined dress and head as cut from one sheet of paper, in which 7 is the front," and 8 the back, of the dress, identical in outline. 9 is the head, continuous with the front 7, it being cut from the back portion 8 of the dress. The front 7 and back 8 are folded over, one'upon the other, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, on the dotted lines 10 and 11. The head 9, having been cut away from the back 8, stands in the plane of the front portion 7, as clearly shown in Figs. .4 and 5. The combined dress and head is placed upon the doll by passing the two registering heads 12 and 13 of the doll through the opening 14 (see Fig. 5) in the back 8 of the dress, made in cutting away the head 9 therefrom. The dress thus placed upon the doll holds its two folded portions together, as clearly shown in Fig. 6. The head 9 upon the dress corre sponds in outline with the registering heads 12 and 13 of the doll, thereby covering the same, and by making its features or facial" expression different fromthose of the doll an entirely difi'erent effect is produced in the appearance of the completely-dressed doll.

In this manner a number of combined dresses.

and heads may be provided, representing a series of phases or events, as, for instance, the doll without a dress may represent a child in the act of throwing salt upon a bird at her feet. A combined dress and head may then be placed upon the doll, representing the child as having caught the bird. Another combined dress and head placed over the first upon the doll further represents the child holding up a cage containing the captive bird, and so on, the facial expressions being changed to illustrate the different feelings of expectancy, triumph, &c.

The difierent varieties of doll-play can thus be indefinitely extended with my improved construction and arrangement of dolls and dresses.

' I claim- 1. A combined dolls dress and head out from a single sheet, folded on an upright line to form front and back portions which are identical in outline and lie against each other, the head forming a continuous part of the front of the dress, and the base or foot portions being torn apart vertically for a short distance on said upright line and then bent slightly outward to form a support.

2. A combined dolls dress and head out from a single sheet, folded centrally to form the front and back portions, which are identical in outline and register when folded-together the head forming a continuous part of the front of the dress, being cut from the back portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' PAUL 1-3. KING.

WVitnesses:

W. T. MILLER, F. 'P. RUs'rEN. 

